Market update: Kerry’s warning to Syria shakes markets- 27.08.2013

Wall Street dipped lower in thin volume yesterday (Dow Jones -0.4%; S&P 500…

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Market Update: A calmer end to a cheerless week across global markets – 23.08.2013

US equities finished higher on Thursday with the Dow Jones breaking a…

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Market Update: No new clues from Fed minutes; markets slip on continued tapering concerns – 22.08.2013

The release of the US Federal Reserve’s minutes of the July policy meeting,…

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Market update: A modicum of calm as investors await clues on Fed policy on Wednesday – 21.08.2013

A degree of calm returned to the US interest rates markets on Tuesday. Bond…

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Market Update: Tapering worries continue to trouble markets – 20.08.2013

Monday was another day of declines for Wall Street as shares dropped for the…

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Weekly wrap: What will the latest FOMC minutes reveal about the Fed’s tapering intentions? – 20.08.2013

Global equities were mixed last week as US and UK equities ended the week lower…

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Market update: The spike in US Treasury yields on Fed tapering concerns shape the markets – 19.08.2013

US markets finished lower on Friday. The mood was dampened by the continuing rise…

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Market update: US 10-year bond yields reach highest level in two years – 16.08.2013

US equities closed sharply lower yesterday with the Dow Jones and the S&P 500…

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Market Update: Germany and France post stronger-than-expected growth figures – 14.08.2013

US equities closed higher yesterday with the Dow Jones gaining 0.2% and the…

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Market Update: UK consumer price inflation edges lower to 2.8% in July – 13.08.2013

US equities closed relatively unchanged yesterday with the Dow Jones flat and the…

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Weekly wrap: Eurozone elation? Will the region finally emerge from recession – 13.08.2013

Global equities ended the week lower with the MSCI World Total Return Index…

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Market Update: Disappointing Japanese GDP growth – 12.08.2013

US equities closed lower on Friday with the Dow Jones down 0.5% and the S&P…

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